Reel for silk



S. BROOKS. Reel for Silk.

No. 232,330. Patented Sept. 21,1880.

NPETERS PHOTD-LITHOGRAPHER WASHINGTON D c UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL BROOKS, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

REEL FOR SILK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 232,330, dated September21, 1880.

Application filed February 16, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL BROOKS, of thecity of Paterson, county of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Reels for Silk and otherThreads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to reels or risers such as are used onwinding-frames for winding silk and other threads.

The object of my invention is the production of a reel or riser thatwillbeless liable to break when in use than the present reels.

Heretofore reels or risers have been constructed with wooden ends ordisks composed of either a single thickness of wood or of twothicknesses glued together with the grain crossin g each other. In thefirst instance the disks are liable to break and warp, and in the secondinstance the layers, being thin, are liable to break apart on account ofunequal expansion and contraction, and it this takes place at the centerthe reel will run untruly. If toward the edges, they will open, andfinally extend to the center with the objections noted above.

Reels have also been made of wood, in two thicknesses, with the graincrossed and a casing of metal over the entire surface and periphery ofthe reel; but even in this form of construction there is liability ofthe layers of wood to become separated from the causes named.

In order to remove the objections consequent upon the use of wooden endsin reels or risers, I make the ends or disks of a homogeneous materialwithout grain, so that expansion and contraction are virtuallycompensated for in the material itself. This I find to be the case inpaper, and I therefore make the disks of paper by gluing two or morelayers together to get the desired thickness. The edges I cover or bindwith a light metallic binding, which makes them perfectly smooth,

and prevents breaking apart if subjected to extraneous forces either intransportation or in use. Such disks may be subjected to varied extremesof heat and cold, or heat and dampness, without being impaired thereby.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referencerefer to similar parts, Figure l is a perspective view of a reel orriser having concave wires running across from one disk to the other tosupport the thread to be unwound, and Fig.2 is a perspective view of areel with light wooden rounds extending from one end or disk to theother.

13 indicates the paper ends or disks with their edges bound or heldbythe'metallic binding a. The ends are connected by a shaft, 9, havingjournals 6 and barrels c, which prevent the disks from running orslipping on the shaft.

I have represented a skein of thread, F, as supported by the reels inposition for operation, the thread passing around the wires d and thewooden rounds d.

I am aware that spools or bobbins have been made with the ends or disksof wood in two thicknesses, with the grain crossed, and a casing or capof metal extending around the entire surface and over the periphery ofthe disk, as hereinbefore described.

I am also aware that papier-mache has been employed in the constructionof spools, and that paper rolled into tubes and then formed into spoolshas been used, and as such are not new 1 do not claim them; but

What I do claim is- The ends or disks B, composed of two or more layersof paper glued together and provided with the narrow metallic binding a.around the edges of the disks, substantially as described.

SAMUEL BROOKS. Witnesses:

J ENNIE INGLIS, JOHN INGLIS.

